Brooke County, WV Demographic Data
Brooke County, WV Summary
Brooke County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 23,928
- Area: 92.57 sq. miles
- Land Area: 89.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.37 sq. miles
- Population Density: 258.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,144.36 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brooke County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,066
51%
50.8
Male
11,407
49%
49.2
Total Population
23,473
323,128,000
Brooke County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
991
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,198
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,183
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,557
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,699
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,186
9.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,627
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,186
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,915
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,887
8.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,737
11.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,654
7.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
653
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,209
81.8%
77.2
Female
10,008
52.1%
51.3
Male
9,201
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,195
77.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,955
25.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,044
21.5%
15.2
Female
2,902
57.5%
55.8
Male
2,142
42.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Brooke County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,245
99.0%
96.8
White
22,699
96.7%
72.6
Black or African American
390
1.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
12
0.1%
0.8
Asian
97
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
37
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
2
0.0%
0.2
Korean
27
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
13
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
3
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
44
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
228
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
198
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
82
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
33
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
74
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,275
99.2%
82.2
Brooke County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
632
3.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,034
6.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,732
40.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,687
21.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,418
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,147
12.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,195
7.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,666
9.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,179
90.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,342
19.8%
31.2
Brooke County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,708
28.4%
33.7%
Now Married
9,964
49.6%
47.5
Divorced
2,403
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
292
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,734
8.6
5.8%
Brooke County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,230
98.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
252
1.1%
21.6%
Spanish
66
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
140
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
34
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.1%
1.1%
Brooke County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
688
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
615
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,319
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,244
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,433
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,850
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,504
15.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
937
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
191
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
153
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
46,265
57,617
Per capita income
24,428
31,128
Brooke County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
209
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,082
10.4%
9.8
Construction
644
6.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,031
29.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
429
4.1%
6.6
Information
129
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,284
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
439
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
616
5.9%
11.4
Public administration
587
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,259
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
567
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
173
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,227
11.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,229
30.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,370
13.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,101
20.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,522
24.1%
18.1%
Brooke County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,226
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,705
85.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
618
6.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
66
0.6%
5.1
Walked
483
4.7%
2.7
Other means
48
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
306
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.1
26.6
Brooke County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,055
10.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,416
34.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,647
36.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,816
18.3%
21.0
Brooke County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,934
91.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,249
73.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,685
27.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
972
8.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Brooke County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,906
1 room
110
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
292
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
734
6.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,155
10.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,559
23.5%
19.8
6 rooms
2,502
22.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,562
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
864
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,128
10.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Brooke County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,906
1-unit, detached
8,604
78.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
169
1.5%
5.9
2-units
305
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
265
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
506
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
164
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
270
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
623
5.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Brooke County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,159
19.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,068
9.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,222
20.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,798
16.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,786
16.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
751
6.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
648
5.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
357
3.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
93
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
24
0.2%
1.4%
Brooke County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,125
61.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
287
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,747
27.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
494
5.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
42
0.4%
0.1
Wood
222
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
17
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Brooke County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,362
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
27
0.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
42
1.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
183
5.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
298
8.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,024
30.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,788
53.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,159
64.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
428
12.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
223
6.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
148
4.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
402
12.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Brooke County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,353
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
91
3.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
805
34.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,451
61.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
332
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
590
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
467
20.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
251
10.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
374
16.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
285
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
154
6.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
789
34.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
365
0.0%
0.0%
Brooke County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,249
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,352
18.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,802
38.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,297
17.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,003
13.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
655
9.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
98
1.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
89,200
205,000
